KZT black market rate on Oct 15, 2026: 474.5 per USD
On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the US dollar traded at about 474.5 KZT on Kazakhstan's parallel (black) market at the close of observations. The day opened at 452.25 KZT, reached a high of 474.51 and a low of 452.25, a trading range of 22.25 KZT (4.92%).
Across 288 observations, the average price to buy dollars was 460.02 KZT and the average price received when selling dollars was 473.36 KZT. Over the session the Kazakhstani Tenge weakened against the dollar (+4.92% from open to close).
Official rate vs black market rate on Oct 15, 2026
The official exchange rate published for Kazakhstan on this date was 450.52 KZT per USD. The parallel-market close of 474.5 KZT therefore implied a premium of +5.32% over the official rate — a moderate gap consistent with limited but functioning official access to foreign exchange.
How Oct 15, 2026 compares
Compared with the previous observed day (Oct 14, 2026, close 480.1 KZT), the rate moved -1.17%.
One week earlier (Oct 8, 2026) the close was 450.31 KZT, so the weekly change was +5.37%.
Thirty days earlier (Sep 15, 2026) the close was 451.11 KZT, a +5.18% move over the month.
How this daily figure is produced
ETCurrency samples Kazakhstan's USD/KZT parallel market throughout the day from peer-to-peer stablecoin order books and, where available, community submissions. Each sample is filtered for outliers and aggregated into a single buy and sell quote; the figures above are the first, highest, lowest and last of those aggregated quotes for Oct 15, 2026 (UTC).
USDT peer-to-peer prices closely track cash dollar prices in most parallel markets but are not identical to them: payment-method fees, merchant margins and local demand for stablecoins can all add a few tenths of a percent.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the dollar to Kazakhstani Tenge black market rate on Oct 15, 2026?
- The USD to KZT parallel market rate closed at approximately 474.5 KZT per US dollar on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after trading between 452.25 and 474.51 KZT.
- How much did the KZT move against the dollar that day?
- From an open of 452.25 to a close of 474.5 KZT, the parallel rate moved +4.92% on Oct 15, 2026.
- What was the gap between the official and black market KZT rate on that date?
- The official rate was 450.52 KZT per USD versus a parallel close of 474.5 KZT, a premium of +5.32%.
- Was the KZT black market rate higher or lower than the day before?
- Lower: the previous observed close was 480.1 KZT on Oct 14, 2026, a change of -1.17%.
Figures are aggregated parallel-market observations for Kazakhstan in UTC and are indicative only; they are not a quote to trade. See the full USD → Kazakhstani Tenge history or today's live rate.